Dealer industry news from around Southern Africa
The chief executives of National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa) member companies are cautiously optimistic about automotive business conditions over the next six months.
Apart from an increase in fuel prices, South African motorists are set to pay more for toll fees after Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula approved the 2021 toll tariffs announced by South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) earlier this week.
In the battle for the top spot in die sixth annual Cars.co.za Consumer Awards – powered by WesBank, Toyota has become the most prolific winner of the programme’s most prestigious trophy.
Nissan South Africa has further delayed the launch of the next generation Nissan Navara until June 2021.
Dealers selling to customers in the agricultural market can expect improved sales as the recent heavy rainfall hold promise for bumper crops.
Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) believes there will be a big swing towards hybrid vehicles in the South African market.
The National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa) has welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s plan to boost the manufacturing sector, including the automotive industry.
Ford Motor Company and SVI have introduced the first OEM-approved armouring solution for its range of locally produced Ford Ranger pick-ups.
The 2021 Knysna Motor Show (KMS) has been cancelled owing to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The economic squeeze is on for vehicle buyers in South Africa, according to the National Automobile Dealers’ Association (Nada).
South Africa’s well-established automotive industry received another boost after the Ford Motor Company announced a $1.05 billion (R15.8 billion) investment in its auto manufacturing plant in Silverton, Pretoria, as part of the Tshwane Automotive Special Economic Zone (TASEZ).
Sales of new vehicles are continuing to gradually improve from the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown, with aggregate domestic sales declining by 13.9% to 34 784 units in January 2021 from the 40 413 vehicles sold in January 2019.
Malcolm Kinsey, South Africa’s foremost motoring consumer journalist, died in KwaZulu-Natal on 20 January from COVID-19-related illness, two days before he would have turned 77.
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